Which of the following statements best represents the model of assimilation?

a-sabine carefully tied the bow of the apron she wore every day. in germany, this had been part of her traditional garb, and it would be here, as well.

b-joseph did not particularly care for the hamburgers and hot dogs at his friend’s house. at his house, he ate pierogies and other types of polish food instead.

c-though stella missed her native italy, she also loved america, and she was determined to embrace her new country while also preserving her old one.

d-i was born in honduras, but when my family moved to this country, my father commanded that we speak english from that point forward.

The statement that best represents the model of assimilation is the following one: "I was born in Honduras, but when my family moved to this country, my father commanded that we speak English from that point forward". That is, your answer would be D.

Cultural assimilation happens when an ethnic minority adotps the beliefs, languages, and customs of the dominant  community and ends up losing their own culture in the process. In this case, the speaker's family adotps the English language to communicate so they are likely to forget how to speak their mother tongue in the end.

in this passage from chapter 6 of "animal farm", by george orwell, what the author is ridiculing in this passage is the frivolity of some rules.

clover, the mare, believes she remembers that the fourth commandment forbade sleeping in beds because it was something that humans did. snowball, napoleon, and the pigs are brain-workers who look after the welfare of the farm. they are the obvious leaders because they are smart, and so they are entitled to eat the best food and sleep in beds. it is squealer, who says these lines making the difference between sleeping with sheets, what humans do, and sleeping in beds, what pigs do. the unwillingness to question authority makes the oppressed to obey without thinking.